GIS Application: Mapping Portal

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Web Map Application: Salt Heritage

Web Map Application: Historic Topographic Maps

Any of the maps below are available for free by downloading them. Optionally, printed copies are available as well. If what you are looking for is not available, feel free to navigate to our WebGIS (shown above) or download some Open Data (shown below) and make a custom map.

*Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to download and view these maps

County Maps

Type of Map	Sizes
Roads	8.5″x11″	24″x36″	36″x48″	44″x62″
Lots and Concessions		24″x36″	36″x48″	44″x62″
Municipalities and Wards	8.5″x11″	24″x36″	36″x48″	44″x62″
Urban Areas	8.5″x11″	24″x36″	36″x48″	44″x62″
Conservation Authority	8.5″x11″	24″x36″	36″x48″	44″x62″
Forest Cover		24″x36“	36″x48″	44″x62″
Elevation		24″x36″	36″x48″	44″x62″
Soils	8.5″x11″	24″x36″	36″x48″	44″x62″
Watersheds	8.5″x11″	24″x36″	36″x48″	44″x62″
Lakes and Rivers	8.5″x11″	24″x36″	36″x48″	44″x62″
911 Addressing			36″x48″

Municipal Maps

Township	Roads			Location
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh	8.5″x11″	11″x17″	24×36″	8.5″x11″
Bluewater	8.5″x11″	11″x17″	24×36″	8.5″x11″
Central Huron	8.5″x11″	11″x17″	24×36″	8.5″x11″
Goderich	8.5″x11″	11″x17″	24×36″	8.5″x11″
Howick	8.5″x11″	11″x17″	24×36″	8.5″x11″
Huron East	8.5″x11″	11″x17″	24×36″	8.5″x11″
Morris-Turnberry	8.5″x11″	11″x17″	24×36″	8.5″x11″
North Huron	8.5″x11″	11″x17″	24×36″	8.5″x11″
South Huron	8.5″x11″	11″x17″	24×36″	8.5″x11″

Data is now available through our Open Data Portal. If your data needs are more specific you may contact us for additional information.

Consultants working under contract for the County or area municipalities within Huron County may request GIS data needed for their work.

Notwithstanding the terms of the contract, at this time requests for GIS data must be made in writing (printed letter, e-mail, or fax). The request must identify the project for which the information is required; identify the municipality’s project manager and list, in detail, all of the information required. If the request is limited to a specific area, a shape file or map supporting the request is helpful.

The request must be submitted to the GIS team for processing. A data-sharing agreement might have to be signed as a result.

The GIS data is provided under the following terms and conditions:

Limited Licence Grant

Huron County grants to the “Licensee” a non-exclusive, non-transferable limited licence to use the GIS data without fee. Licensee may make copies and distribute complete, unmodified copies of the GIS data within the Licensee’s organization only.

Restrictions

The GIS data is copyrighted information of Huron County. The GIS data may not be sold, leased or assigned in whole or in part. The GIS data cannot be used in commercial products without the express permission of Huron County and it must not be used or posted on an external website.

Disclaimer

The GIS data is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Huron County assumes no liability for any alleged or actual, incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing, performance or use of this GIS data.

There are a few ways to find your property. The following are three options:

• Option #1: Click on the “I want to…” menu and select either “Search by Address”, “Search by Roll Number”, or “Search by Lot & Concession”.
• Option #2: Click on the toolbar icon on the far right of the map viewer. Click on the tab “Search and Tasks” and select either “Search by Address”, “Search by ARN”, or “Search parcel by Lot & Con”.

• Click on the tab “Layers”, located on the lower-left panel (beside the “Home” tab)
• Click the desired layer check-box to activate (turn ‘on’) the layer
• If a layer has sub-layers, click on the + symbol beside the layer to expand it.  Then, click the check-box beside the sub-layer of choice.
• Repeat these steps to deactivate (turn ‘off’) the layer

The following short video will visually show you what the layer list looks like, how to expand a layer, and how to turn the layer on and off.

You can add many custom shapes to the map, including text.  Some of the shapes are known as ‘Points’, ‘Lines’, and ‘Polygons’ but there are many others to choose from.

• Expand the toolbar by clicking on the toolbar icon, located at the top-right corner of the map
• Select the “Draw and Measure” tab in the toolbar
• Click on the drop-down arrow beside the “Point” tool for all shape and text options
• Select a shape or text
• Follow the on-screen instructions at the bottom of the map to draw the shape on the map

The following short video will show you how draw a shape on the map:

Once you’ve added shapes or text to a map, you can edit or delete them. If you do not have any custom shapes or text on the map, then the “Edit”, “Erase”, and “Clear” tools will not be available.

• Expand the toolbar by clicking on the toolbar icon, located at the top-right corner of the map
• Select the “Draw and Measure” tab in the toolbar
• Click on the drop-down arrow beside the “Edit” tool for your options
• To edit a shape, select “Edit”.  Click or tap on the shape you want to change. Follow the instructions at the bottom of the map.
• To erase a single shape, select “Erase” instead of “Edit”.  Click or tap on the shape you want to erase. Follow the instructions on the bottom of the map
• To clear all shapes, select “Clear”. Click “OK” to permanently erase all drawn shapes or click “Cancel” to escape.

The following video shows you how to edit a shape:

• Navigate to the “Draw and Measure” toolbar
• Activate the drawing (or measure) element – it will be highlighted once active
• Select the Styles option that appears
• A window will open that lets you customize the style of your drawing
• Depending on the drawing type (point, line, polygon) the options will change

The following video shows you how to change the style of your drawing:

• Select the buffer tool
• Enter your drawing type (point, line or polygon), the distance and the units to buffer by
• Select “OK”
• Click on the map to start drawing (or to place your point) and double click to stop drawing

The following video shows you how to use the buffer tool:

• Select Plot Coordinates in the Draw and Measure toolbar
• click on map to generate list of points or enter coordinate values in the fields provided
• Navigate to the results window (along the bottom of the page)
• Click the horizontal bars in the Coordinates tab to expand export options (csv, xlsx, etc)

The following video shows you how to export coordinates:

• Select the arrow beside the layer you want to customize and from the menu click “Customize Labels”
• Click the checkbox to “Show Labels”
• Click the Customize button to open the customize window
• Use this menu to adjust label properties

The following video shows you how to customize labels:

Once you have erased or cleared a single or all shapes, they are permanently deleted.  You will have to redraw them.

• Open the toolbar by clicking on the tool icon, located at the top-right corner of the map
• Click on the “Draw and Measure” tab to open the toolset
• Click on the drop-down arrow beside the tool with the ruler and select the “Polygon” tool
• Follow the on-screen instructions from the bottom of the map

The following video shows you how to measure the area of a property:

This tool is only activated when a shape or measurement have been drawn on the map.  To learn how to draw a shape or measurement, refer to How do I draw or add text to a map? or How do I measure the area of my property?

• Under the Draw and Measure tab, click on the tool Export Drawings
• Click OK to download the drawing or measurement. Click Cancel to abort.
• A “.zip” file is created that contains a “.shp” file.  Save the “.zip” file to a location of your choosing.
• To use the file, unzip the “.zip” file and import or add the “.shp” file in your own mapping software that supports “.shp” files (such as ESRI ArcMap or QGIS)

The following link will take you to a page that provides instructions for turning on JavaScript in browser you are currently using:

WhatIsMyBrowser.com – Enable JavaScript

• With Imagery turned on, in the later list navigate to Transportation and Trails > Road Centreline and MTO Links > Road Centreline. Making sure all are checked.
• Select the “>” beside Road Centreline and then “Customize Labels”
• Ensure “Show labels” is checked, select “Customize”
• Configure the label (field: Name, Font size, placement: center-along)
• Next in the “Road Centreline” Config select “Turn on/off layer visualizations
• Now that labels are on we want to turn off the road centreline so only the labels are present.
• Select the drop down under “Select a visualization for your layer” choose “Custom Layer Style”
• Under the “Color” option select the drop down and shift the bottom slider to 0 (fully transparent)
• Select Apply/Done and now the labels will appear above the Imagery

The following video shows you how to customize labels:

• Navigate to the “Search and Tasks” tab and select the “filter” tool
• Find the layer you wish to apply the filter tool under “Data Source”
• Enter the field to filter by and the arguments (e.g. Zone = R2, Shape.STArea < 10000)
• Select “Filter” at the bottom of the window

The following video shows you how to apply a filter to a layer:

Most of our data has been made public and available on our Open Data Portal. For any additional questions, please contact us at gis@huroncounty.ca

Users can upload their GIS data into the Mapping Portal, it will become temporarily available on the map.

• Supported File Types: .csv, .xlsx, .kml, .gpx, or a .zip containing a FileGDB or shapefiles

Navigate to the Draw and Measure tab, then select “Upload Data”. From there you can browse to your desired files and add them to your map. They will appear at the top of the Layer List. Once you have closed your browsing session the data will no longer be available so make sure to make and export your maps before exiting.

*Reminder: when uploading shapefiles (.shp) you need to include the supporting files in the .zip folder.